What can i do with an Original iMac before it goes to the recylcing place

Well is there like some sweet mod? or thing I can do with an iMac from 1999..its so slow and old running 9.2 i have no space for it and no use..i have a 24'' imac,blackmacbook, g5powermac and a mac mini..so i have no use or space? i was going to take it apart? is there any danger to myself? and anything i can do with it? thanks

Considering you have 4 other macs, there probably isn't much use for a dedicated xxx since you're probably using other macs for things you need.

Disassembling anything with a CRT can be extremely dangerous.

I'd recycle it, or donate it. Any friends with little kids? I think the old iMacs, with their size and weight, make potentially good computers for rambunctious little kids who might be likely to destroy something like a laptop or current iMac.

I'd recycle it, or donate it. Any friends with little kids? I think the old iMacs, with their size and weight, make potentially good computers for rambunctious little kids who might be likely to destroy something like a laptop or current iMac.

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And if none of those, you could put it on Craigslist. You might get $5 for it, or list it as free. I'm sure someone could make good use of it.

Off the top of my head I can't think of any "sweet" mods using an original iMac, though they are probably out there. The capacitor at the very back of a CRT's tube holds a hell of a charge, which can kill you. (reference 1)(reference 2)

You can speed it up by adding more RAM but please do not take it to the dump or turn it into an aquarium if it is still working, put it up on Craigslist or eBay and you may be able to get some money from it still.

i dont want the computer? its a piece of crap? and i cant sell it on ebay cause my rents already got scamed buying a powermac g4...we never got the computer? and the man shipped it so we lost 500bucks...but i already took off the casing and i have plans to make it into a small shelf type things...

and what preeschool is going to want a 8 year old computer with 4gig hard drive? its crap..it cant run tiger

You can speed it up by adding more RAM but please do not take it to the dump or turn it into an aquarium if it is still working, put it up on Craigslist or eBay and you may be able to get some money from it still.

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i took the computer parts to our city electronics recyle place where they took in the computer guts..like the crt,harddrive etc

and what preeschool is going to want a 8 year old computer with 4gig hard drive? its crap..it cant run tiger

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I don't think preschoolers will really be all that upset if it doesn't run the latest and greatest. "Mommy, this isn't OS X Tiger. WTF?! It's a stinky-head." They often just need a beater that runs some basic games.

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